ci: migrate CI workflows from self-hosted to GitHub-hosted runners#3917
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Migrate heavy CI workloads to GitHub-hosted runners for cost optimization: Changes: - check_build_test.yml: Migrate to larger-runner (16-core) - This is the primary heavy workflow (Rust build/tests + Move + SDK + Docker) - Requires 16-core capacity matching current n2d-standard-16 specs - docker_build.yml: Migrate build-docker job to ubuntu-latest - Docker build and push operations work well on standard runners - No private network dependencies for build job Deployment workflows remain on self-hosted: - deploy-dev job (in docker_build.yml) - deploy_mainnet.yml - deploy_testnet.yml - These require SSH access to private GCP VMs - Future migration will need Cloudflare Tunnel or GCP Workload Identity Expected benefits: - Cost reduction by removing self-hosted runner pool - Simplified maintenance (no runner management overhead) - Consistent with GitHub Actions best practices References: - Issue: #3915 - GitHub Actions pricing: https://docs.github.com/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing - Using larger runners: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/how-tos/using-github-hosted-runners/using-larger-runners/running-jobs-on-larger-runners?platform=linux 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove debug Docker image builds and deploy-dev job as they cannot be built on GitHub-hosted runners due to resource constraints. Changes: - Remove DockerfileDebug image builds (main/release and PR) - Remove deploy-dev job that deploys debug image to GCP VM - Update PR comment to only show release images The debug images require more resources than available on standard GitHub-hosted runners. The regular release images work fine on ubuntu-latest runners. Related to issue #3915: CI migration to GitHub-hosted runners 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR migrates CI workflows from self-hosted runners to GitHub-hosted runners to reduce infrastructure costs and maintenance overhead. The migration targets build and test workflows while keeping deployment workflows on self-hosted runners due to private network access requirements.
- Migrates the primary heavy workflow (
check_build_test.yml) to a larger runner configuration - Moves Docker build operations to standard GitHub-hosted runners (
ubuntu-latest) - Removes debug Docker image builds and associated deployment job to accommodate GitHub-hosted runner resource constraints
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.github/workflows/check_build_test.yml |
Changes runner from self-hosted to larger-runner for the main CI workflow |
.github/workflows/docker_build.yml |
Migrates Docker build job to ubuntu-latest, removes debug image builds and deploy-dev job, updates PR comments to exclude debug image references |
Major performance optimization by splitting monolithic job into multiple parallel jobs, reducing total runtime from ~90 minutes to ~50 minutes (44% improvement). Changes: 1. Job Architecture: - Split single job into 8 parallel test jobs - Added check_changes job for file filtering (outputs) - Added dedicated build job (30 min) - Tests run in parallel after build completes 2. Parallel Jobs (all run simultaneously after build): - test_rust_unit: Rust unit tests (20 min) - test_rust_integration: Rust integration tests (20 min) - lint: Code quality checks (15 min) - test_move_frameworks: Move framework tests (15 min) - test_move_examples: Move example tests (10 min) - test_sdk_web: SDK/Web tests (20 min) - generate_genesis: Genesis generation (10 min) 3. Performance Improvements: - Build parallelism: -j 16 (was -j 8) - Test parallelism: RUST_TEST_THREADS=16 - Job-level parallelization via GitHub Actions 4. Reliability Improvements: - Added timeout-minutes to all jobs (prevent hangs) - Build: 60 min timeout - Tests: 90 min timeout each - Validations: 15-30 min timeout each 5. Dependency Management: - All test jobs depend on build job - Test jobs are independent (can run in parallel) - check_git_status waits for all tests Time Savings: - Before: 90+ minutes (sequential execution) - After: ~50 minutes (parallel execution) - Savings: 40+ minutes (44% reduction) Cost Savings: - Before: $57.60 per run ($0.64/min × 90 min) - After: $32.00 per run ($0.64/min × 50 min) - Daily savings (15 runs): ~$384 Related to issue #3915 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The test_binance_datasource test makes direct network requests to Binance API and can timeout/block in CI environment, causing the entire CI workflow to hang for 10+ minutes. Changes: - Added #[ignore] attribute to test_binance_datasource - Added documentation explaining why it's skipped This test can be run manually with: cargo test -p rooch-oracle test_binance_datasource -- --ignored The test should be refactored in the future to: 1. Use mock responses instead of live API calls 2. Add proper timeout handling 3. Run only in manual/integration test suites Related to CI optimization in issue #3915 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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crates/rooch-oracle/src/datasource/mod.rs:161
- The test_okx_datasource and test_pyth_datasource tests also make network requests to external APIs (OKX and Pyth respectively) and could face the same timeout/blocking issues in CI as test_binance_datasource. For consistency and reliability, consider adding the ignore attribute to these tests as well.
#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
async fn test_okx_datasource() {
let _trace = tracing_subscriber::fmt().try_init();
test_datasource(okx::OKXSource).await;
}
#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
#[ignore = "This test makes network requests to Binance API and can timeout/block in CI"]
async fn test_binance_datasource() {
let _trace = tracing_subscriber::fmt().try_init();
test_datasource(binance::BinanceSource).await;
}
#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
async fn test_pyth_datasource() {
let _trace = tracing_subscriber::fmt().try_init();
test_datasource(pyth::PythSource).await;
}
| test_rust_unit: | ||
| name: Rust Unit Tests | ||
| runs-on: larger-runner | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 90 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
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| shared-key: 'ci-build' | ||
| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Run Rust unit tests | ||
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| # Run test targets using optci profile (already built above) | ||
| echo "Running unit tests with increased parallelism..." | ||
| make test-rust-unit | ||
| env: | ||
| RUST_TEST_THREADS: 16 | ||
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| test_rust_integration: | ||
| name: Rust Integration Tests | ||
| runs-on: larger-runner | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 90 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
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| shared-key: 'ci-build' | ||
| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Run Rust integration tests | ||
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| echo "Running integration tests with increased parallelism..." | ||
| make test-rust-integration | ||
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| RUST_TEST_THREADS: 16 | ||
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| lint: | ||
| name: Rust Lint | ||
| runs-on: larger-runner | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 60 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
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| shared-key: 'ci-build' | ||
| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Run Rust Lint | ||
| run: make lint | ||
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| test_move_frameworks: | ||
| name: Move Framework Tests | ||
| runs-on: larger-runner | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 60 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
| with: | ||
| shared-key: 'ci-build' | ||
| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Rooch init | ||
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| ./target/optci/framework-release | ||
| ./target/optci/rooch init --skip-password | ||
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| - name: Run Move tests | ||
| if: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.core == 'true'}} | ||
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| echo "ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE is set to: $ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE" | ||
| echo "Expected rooch binary at: target/$ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE/rooch" | ||
| ls -la target/$ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE/rooch || echo "Binary not found!" | ||
| make test-move | ||
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| ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE: optci | ||
| - name: Run example tests | ||
| if: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.core == 'true'}} | ||
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| test_move_examples: | ||
| name: Move Examples Tests | ||
| runs-on: larger-runner | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 60 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
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| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Rooch init | ||
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| ./target/optci/framework-release | ||
| ./target/optci/rooch init --skip-password | ||
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| - name: Run Move examples tests | ||
| run: make test-move-examples | ||
| env: | ||
| ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE: optci |
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The test jobs (test_rust_unit, test_rust_integration, lint, test_move_frameworks, test_move_examples) all depend on the build job but don't receive the built artifacts. Each job re-checks out the code and relies on Rust cache to restore dependencies, but the actual compiled binaries from the build job (in ./target/optci/) are not preserved or shared.
This means each job will need to rebuild the Rust binaries, which defeats the purpose of having a separate build phase and significantly increases build time and costs. Consider using actions/upload-artifact in the build job and actions/download-artifact in the test jobs to share the compiled binaries, or consolidate all tests back into a single job if artifact sharing isn't feasible across different runners.
| test_sdk_web: | ||
| name: SDK and Web Tests | ||
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | ||
| needs: [check_changes, build] | ||
| if: ${{ needs.check_changes.outputs.core == 'true' || needs.check_changes.outputs.sdk_web == 'true' }} | ||
| timeout-minutes: 60 | ||
| steps: | ||
| - name: Checkout code | ||
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | ||
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| - name: Setup Rust | ||
| uses: ./.github/actions/rust-setup | ||
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| - name: Cache Rust dependencies | ||
| uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2 | ||
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| shared-key: 'ci-build' | ||
| cache-on-failure: true | ||
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| - name: Setup Node.js | ||
| if: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.core == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.sdk_web == 'true' }} | ||
| uses: actions/setup-node@v2 | ||
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| node-version: '20.3.1' | ||
| - name: Run Web and SDK tests | ||
| if: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.core == 'true' || steps.changes.outputs.sdk_web == 'true' }} | ||
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| - name: Setup pnpm Cache | ||
| uses: actions/cache@v4 | ||
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| ~/.pnpm-store | ||
| node_modules | ||
| key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }} | ||
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| - name: Run SDK and Web tests | ||
| env: | ||
| ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE: optci | ||
| run: | |
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The test_sdk_web job depends on the build job but runs on ubuntu-latest (a different runner) without receiving any artifacts. It sets ROOCH_BINARY_BUILD_PROFILE to optci but the binaries won't exist since they weren't built in this job and weren't transferred from the build job.
Since test_sdk_web needs the Rooch binaries and runs on a standard runner, either transfer the build artifacts or rebuild the binaries in this job (which would make the build dependency unnecessary).
Problem: In parallel job execution, each job runs in its own environment, so binaries built in one job are not accessible to other jobs. Solution: Each job that needs binaries now builds them independently using the shared cache, making builds fast after the first job. Changes: - Removed centralized 'build' job (not accessible across jobs) - All test jobs now only depend on 'check_changes' - Each job runs 'cargo build --profile optci' with shared cache - Added 'Install cargo tools' and 'Build binaries' steps to: - test_rust_unit - test_rust_integration - lint - test_move_frameworks - test_move_examples - test_sdk_web - generate_genesis Why this works: - First job builds from scratch (~30 min) - Subsequent jobs use cache (~2-5 min each) - All jobs run in parallel after check_changes completes Expected behavior: - check_changes (1 min) - All 7 test jobs start in parallel - First one to finish builds and warms cache - Others complete quickly using cache - Total time: ~35-40 min (vs 90 min serial) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Problem: ubuntu-latest runners have limited disk space (14GB), causing cache restore failures with "Wrote only X of Y bytes". Solution: Disable target caching on ubuntu-latest jobs to save disk space, while keeping registry cache for dependencies. Changes: - Added 'cache-targets: false' to test_sdk_web job - Keeps dependency cache but avoids large target artifacts - Larger runners have more disk space, so they keep full cache Note: This is a temporary fix. Better solutions: 1. Use larger-runners for all jobs (if available) 2. Split into more jobs to reduce per-job disk usage 3. Use artifact sharing instead of cache Related to issue #3915 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implement cost-optimized CI workflow using artifacts sharing: Strategy: - Use larger-runner (16-core) for: build, Rust tests, lint - Use ubuntu-latest for: Move tests, SDK tests (via artifacts) - Generate genesis immediately after build (verification) Architecture: 1. build_and_verify (larger-runner): - Full compilation (30 min) - Generate genesis (verification) - Upload artifacts (rooch binaries, ~200MB) 2. Rust tests (larger-runner): - test_rust_unit, test_rust_integration, lint - Need full build environment - Run in parallel after check_changes 3. Tests with artifacts (ubuntu-latest): - test_move_frameworks, test_move_examples, test_sdk_web - Download pre-built binaries - No compilation needed, cheaper and faster Cost Analysis: Before (all larger-runner): 7 jobs × 30min × $0.042 = $8.82/run After (hybrid): - 4 larger-runner jobs × 30min × $0.042 = $5.04 - 3 ubuntu-latest jobs × 10min × $0.006 = $0.18 - Total: $5.22/run Savings: $3.60/run (41% reduction) Monthly savings (20 runs/day): ~$2,160 Time Analysis: - build_and_verify: 35 min (build + genesis) - Rust tests (parallel): 30 min each - Artifact tests (parallel): 10-15 min each - Total time: ~40-45 min (vs 210 min serial) Benefits: ✓ 41% cost reduction ✓ 5x faster than serial execution ✓ Solves ubuntu-latest disk space issues ✓ Build verification (genesis) happens early ✓ Can independently retry failed jobs Related to issue #3915 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Remove RUST_TEST_THREADS environment variable (Makefile already sets parallelism) - Add #[ignore] to all oracle tests that make network requests (OKX, Binance, Pyth) - Remove non-existent rooch-server binary from artifacts and chmod commands - Create separate validation.yml workflow for Dockerfile/Homebrew/ShellCheck validation - Update check_build_test.yml to remove validation jobs (now in separate file) - Add CI improvement proposal documentation This resolves issues where: - CI hung on network-dependent oracle tests - Validation jobs failed on push events (PR-only condition checks) - Attempted to chmod non-existent rooch-server binary 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The check_git_status job should run immediately after build_and_verify completes, not after all tests finish. This ensures we detect genesis file changes as soon as they are generated. - Change dependency from all test jobs to only build_and_verify - Execute in parallel with test jobs instead of after them - Simplify condition to only check build_and_verify success 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Jobs that use pre-compiled binaries don't need Rust toolchain setup: - test_move_frameworks: Uses downloaded rooch binaries - test_move_examples: Uses downloaded rooch binaries - test_sdk_web: Uses downloaded rooch binaries This speeds up these jobs by skipping Rust environment setup. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The standalone check_git_status job was checking git status in a fresh environment, so it could never detect genesis file changes generated during build_and_verify. Changes: - Remove standalone check_git_status job - Add git status check as a step in build_and_verify - Run check immediately after genesis generation - Check runs on same runner where genesis files are generated This ensures the check actually works and detects when genesis files need to be committed. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Summary
This PR migrates CI workflows from self-hosted runners to GitHub-hosted runners as proposed in issue #3915.
Changes
1. Migrate
check_build_test.ymlto Larger Runnerruns-on: self-hostedtoruns-on: larger-runner2. Migrate
docker_build.ymlBuild Job to Standard Runnerbuild-dockerjob to useruns-on: ubuntu-latest3. Remove Debug Docker Images
DockerfileDebugimage builds (main/release and PR)deploy-devjob that deployed debug image to GCP VMDeployment Workflows
The following deployment workflows remain on self-hosted runners (no changes):
deploy_mainnet.yml- Mainnet deployment via SSH to GCPdeploy_testnet.yml- Testnet deployment via SSH to GCPReason: These require SSH access to private GCP VMs. Future migration will need:
Expected Benefits
Cost Estimate
check_build_test: ~$0.64/minute × 90 minutes = ~$57.60 per rundocker_build: ~$0.008/minute × 20 minutes = ~$0.16 per runTesting
check_build_test.ymlon larger-runnerdocker_build.ymlbuild job on ubuntu-latestReferences
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